Students Use Fluid Dynamics to Calculate How Long a Vampire Could Safely Drain Blood
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A team of university students used fluid dynamics to calculate how long a vampire could safely drain blood from a human victim without causing death or severe damage. Their findings, published in the University of Leicester's Journal of Physics Special Topics to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the 1931 film "Dracula," combine vampire lore with the physics of liquid behavior to determine the optimal blood-sucking duration for a cinematic vampire getaway.
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A team of university students recently combined vampire lore with the study of fluid dynamics — the physics of how liquid behaves — to find out.
Their findings, timed to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the classic vampire film 'Dracula' (1931), were published online in the 2015 issue of the University of Leicester's Journal of Physics Special Topics.
How long could a vampire safely sip from a human throat? A team of students used fluid dynamics — the physics of how liquids behave — to find out.
